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Hope Hodge
After a U.S. airman refused to wear Chinese-made combat boots while deployed to Afghanistan this summer, a bipartisan group of legislators are calling on the Pentagon to review their uniform policies.
Authored by Reps. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Michael Michaud (D-Maine) and co-signed by 50 fellow House members, a letter sent today to the Defense Department’s Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Frank Kendall expresses a desire to see troops in uniforms that are 100 percent American-made.
The letter asks Kendall to examine the Defense Department’s compliance with the 1941 Berry Amendment, which stipulates that DoD give preference in procurement to domestically manufactured goods.
“We should not rely on other countries, particularly those who may have competing global interests, to supply our forces with basic items,” the lawmakers wrote. “This is especially true when there are millions of Americans looking for work. More importantly, our soldiers deserve to fight in uniforms, including footwear, that are made in the U.S.A.”
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Hope Hodge
After a U.S. airman refused to wear Chinese-made combat boots while deployed to Afghanistan this summer, a bipartisan group of legislators are calling on the Pentagon to review their uniform policies.
Authored by Reps. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) and Michael Michaud (D-Maine) and co-signed by 50 fellow House members, a letter sent today to the Defense Department’s Under Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Frank Kendall expresses a desire to see troops in uniforms that are 100 percent American-made.
The letter asks Kendall to examine the Defense Department’s compliance with the 1941 Berry Amendment, which stipulates that DoD give preference in procurement to domestically manufactured goods.
“We should not rely on other countries, particularly those who may have competing global interests, to supply our forces with basic items,” the lawmakers wrote. “This is especially true when there are millions of Americans looking for work. More importantly, our soldiers deserve to fight in uniforms, including footwear, that are made in the U.S.A.”
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